This Is Destiny

My eyes slowly open to a semi-dark bed room. I can’t see anything; Jack more likely shut the curtains in the middle of the night. I don’t remember falling asleep, but I feel great. Well rested, comfortable and I don’t want to move one millimeter. I rub my face on the cool pillow and then roll over. The blanket comes with me, exposing my leg. I feel the cool air from the A/C hit it immediately making me pull it under the covers in seconds. I shiver and try to look around the dark room. I feel around for my phone, which I could have sworn I had fallen asleep with next to me, but there’s nothing on the end table. I locate the clock and turn the backlight on to see that it’s a few minutes past noon. Surprised that Jack let me sleep so late, I throw the covers to the side and I sit up, swinging my legs over the edge. My toes touch the cold hard wood floor. Odd, I could have sworn the hotel room was carpeted. I flick the light on and look at my surroundings. I’m not entirely sure where I am but I see myself on the wall among other posters and artwork. It looks like a girls bedroom, but there’s no girl in the bed so I’m not entirely sure why I would be waking up here. I examine everything that I see in the room; the girls clothes, her shoes, her laptop, everything. I finally spot her phone on the dresser on the other side of the room. Before I grab the phone, I spot something in the mirror hanging on the door. I see a rather short, thin girl in a tank top and boxer shorts on. I tilt my head and she follows my motion. I walk closer, she approaches me. I must be dreaming this.

I get up close and personal with the mysterious girl in the mirror, but when I go to brush the strands of hair away from my face she follows suit. I crunch up my eyebrows and watch as she returns the facial expression. I look behind me and shake my head. I’m going crazy. I raise one eyebrow and smirk to myself. “I have tits. Thanks brain.” I appreciate my brains choice of dream. The phone on the dresser begins to light up, ringing and obnoxious ring. I jump over to the phone and see who is calling. Someone named Jess? I slide the lock button over and begin the call. “Hello?”

“Where the fuck were you this morning!” She yells to me.

“What are you talking about?” I ask, completely confused as to why this girl is pissed off at me.

“You missed class! I know you were freaking out last night, but it doesn’t mean you can skip out on the most important class before the year ends!” My stomach drops as the girl continues to lecture me on responsibility. My heart starts racing as I pinch myself to wake myself up. I’m still standing in the bedroom I woke up in. I tell the Jess girl that I had to go and quickly hang up. The phone shakes in my hands as I try to type in my own phone number, praying no one answers. The phone rings multiple times. I find myself slightly relaxing until the ringing tone cuts out. I listen to the other line, not entirely sure who’s answering my phone.

“Hello,” I hear my voice say on the other end. My head feels like it’s going to explode, my stomach is about to come up my throat and my heart is about to jump out my chest.

“What did you do to me?” I cry out to the unknown imposter. I clench my free hand into a tight fist as I wait for a response.

“What did I do to you?” I finally hear myself. “I should be asking you the same question!” I begin pacing back and forth in the small bedroom. I cover my eyes with my free hand and let out an exaggerated sigh. I hear sounds of movement on the other line and stop in my tracks.

“Is Jack there?”

“He’s in the bathroom.” I remember the day before immediately; the meetings, the deal, the band.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck!”

“What’s wrong?” I hear panic in my voice as I curse. I try my hardest not to smack myself in the face. My stress levels sky rocket as amazing speed and I begin to panic.

“What isn’t wrong?” I sit down on the bed and close my eyes tightly, wishing that this was all a dream, that I was just going crazy. I can deal with crazy. “Where am I right now?”

“Burlington, Vermont.” I scuff. I’m in a completely different time zone, thousands of miles away from where I’m supposed to be. I begin to shake slightly at the thought of this. I swallow hard and sigh again.

“I’ll be on the next plane to LA. Don’t fucking move, you hear me?” Silence answers back to me. “Hey!”

“What about my classes? I can’t miss any of them!”

“Listen, sweetheart, you’re going to miss them if you’re me right now.”

Notes

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